Our commitment to sustainability

At Black Hills Energy, our mission of improving life with energy means we must be ready to make tomorrow even better than today.

That's why we are committed to creating an energy future that builds upon our responsibility to provide the safe, reliable and cost-effective energy that improves our customers’ lives. By investing in the success of our employees, continually innovating, thoughtfully using resources and keeping people at the core of our decision making, we are dedicated to the sustainability of our company, communities and planet.

Emission reduction targets

We continue to make progress toward our goals to reduce electric utility emission intensity of 40% by 2030 and 70% by 2040, achieving a 43% reduction from our 2005 baseline as of 2025, meeting our 2030 target five years ahead of schedule. This reflects an 8% reduction since 2024, driven primarily by continued growth in renewable power purchase agreements supporting data center load, as well as temporary reductions in coal plant operations related to outages.

We have committed to achieving net zero emissions for our natural gas distribution system by 2035. We've made significant progress, reducing reported emissions 25% since 2022.